You have a lovely modern house but the lack of privacy and aspect onto the neighbours rubbish bin could easily be addressed by building a solid wall with an oversized entrance gate or a modern trellis. The inside of the wall facing your large window would look amazing if you installed a living wall system. These are very easy to install and come in panels which are screwed onto a substrate. You could select plants that would thrive in the heat. This would give you privacy without having to look out onto a solid wall. I found this website which had some good images. http://treebox.co.uk/products/easiwall-green-wall.html http://treebox.co.uk/products/easiwall-green-wall.html

Hi Jen, It looks like a whitewashed timber door. You can see the timber pattern and yellow colour of the timber coming through under the paint - (my guess is Oak as Pine would be a bit more knotty). Perhaps when asking for a finish ask if they have a whitewashed oak option or order unsealed and paint it yourself with very thin layers getting the effect you want. It is also regular, so it hasn't been wiped or sanded back to make it look "rustic" so definitely call the door manufacturer rather than searching online or else you will find it difficult to get this specific result. This could also just be a proprietary finish of the door manufacturer - which is the most likely option. If you found out where the door comes from, the company will probably have lots of doors in the same finish. It could also just be a light veneer (some cheaper doors have an "oak veneer" but they kind of get the colour wrong and it kind of looks like oak. This is the closest I could find after doing a quick search. http://internaldoors4uk.co.uk/interior-doors/pinea-snow-crosswise.html I think its best to find a manufacturer and show them your original image. They know their doors the best and will be able to get you the result you are looking for! I spend most of my days calling manufacturers asking if they do a specific finish, so be patient and call a few. You will find something. I hope this helped. I would love to know whether you find what you are looking for. Goodluck. Jo

Thanks Jonathan, but I am after a flat fully opening double door arrangement, not a corner or quadrant one, so if you or anyone can point me in the right direction I would be very grateful.

It's not shared access, its just a split level rear access, he has a path that goes up the centre of his lawned area. The picture is deceiving but the level between mine and his front area only matches once you come slightly down the drive. The level on my side of the side access has always been about a foot higher. I like the idea of taller planters, i just need to find some large enough and in keeping with the "look" of the house i guess. So my options are planters that are taller, or remove some of the driveway blocks and put a short fence or wall in. Would a wall be a better option? i'm only talking a couple of feet high at most. Perhaps easier to have a low brick wall put in? i love the stuff these guys do but not sure how i could make them work LINK